Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 167 | 186 | 269 | 201 | 196 | 140 | 137 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 154 | 137 | 87 | 82 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 113 | 309 | 438 | 725 | 432 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:14AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.84m | 5:03AM1.96m | 5:25PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.19m | 10:47PM0.15m | 11:20AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 186 | 269 | 201 | 196 | 140 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 109 | 154 | 137 | 87 | 82 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 160 | 237 | 190 | 466 | 432 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 51 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 137 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 23 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 167 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NW 3 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 19 | — | 37 | 7 | 1 | 177 | 149 | 178 | 126 | 136 | 411 | 432 | 80 | 309 | 438 | 725 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 171 | 155 | 160 | 171 | 3 | 171 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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